Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60
§5706b Interview Expenses
Title 5 › Part III— EMPLOYEES › Subpart D— Pay and Allowances › Chapter 57— TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE › Subchapter I— TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES; MILEAGE ALLOWANCES › § 5706b
Summary
An agency can pay a job candidate’s travel or transport costs to and from pre-employment interviews when the agency decides the travel is necessary.
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Title 5, §5706b
Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
An individual being considered for employment by an agency may be paid travel or transportation expenses under this subchapter for travel to and from pre-employment interviews determined necessary by the agency.
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Effective Date
Section effective on such date as the President shall determine, but not earlier than 90 days, and not later than 180 days, after Nov. 5, 1990, see section 529 [title III, § 305] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1990 Amendment note under section 5301 of this title.
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 5706b
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60